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There are dozens of delicious recipes and hundreds of cartoons to help you laugh it off if they go wrong, in “Toon Appetit.”
It’s a cookbook designed by the Great Lakes Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society. In today’s Quick Bite, WKSU’s Vivian Goodman speaks with two Northeast Ohio contributors.Full story

A Cleveland painter transforms the archives of his troubled family into art"Crackle and Drag" at the Transformer Station was created as part of TR Ericsson's grieving process after his mother's suicideMore

Gov. Kasich visits the Ohio State Fair as governor and presidential candidateThe event is Kasich's first major public appearance since announcing his run for the Oval OfficeMore

Pluto: Training camp remains the time of hope for Browns fansTerry Pluto says an NFL.com "Pain Rankings" report backs the notion that Browns fans are part of a "dysfunctional family"More

The tiny town that time, and elections, forgot may go out of existenceLimaville -- with its now 94 voters -- has one of just a dozen issues on the ballot statewide next weekMore

Secretary of State says Bernabei can remain on Canton mayoral ballot

Democrats argue that the Stark County Commissioner should have run in their primary, and that he wasn't a resident when he filedFull story

Ohio senator responds to Democratic in-party fighting

Sen. Sherrod Brown is one of just two Ohio Democrats holding statewide officeFull story

Ohio's Sen Brown urges the FDA to ban powdered caffeine

Northeast Ohio teen's death was triggered by an overdose of the pure caffeineFull story

Lots of theatre in the area with 'Peter Pan' at Weathervane, Ohio Shakespeare's 'Henry V' at Stan Hywet, 'Footloose' at Huron Playhouse and 'Hairspray' at Porthouse. Plus, Summit County kicks off county fair season in the region.

On July 11 and 12, WKSU introduces new schedules for Saturday and Sunday. The line-ups include adding The Moth Radio Hour and America's Test Kitchen to create a storytelling block on Saturdays and a food-centric block on Sundays.

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